- (apparatus) equipment designed to serve a specific function
- (apparatus) (anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function; "the breathing apparatus"
- (apparatus) The entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished; A complex machine or instrument; An assortment of tools or instruments; A bureaucratic organization, especially one influenced by political patronage; A vehicle used for emergency response
- (Apparatus) Bunsen burner — Calorimeter — Colorimeter — Burette — Thermometer
- (Apparatus) one of the various pieces of equipment used in gymnastics competitions.
- (apparatus) a machine; group of organs with a common function
- (Apparatus) "all electrical and electronic appliances together with equipment and installations containing electrical and/or electronic components." [EMC Directive]
- (APPARATUS) Oxford: between appalling and appparel. What prepares. 1/ Way in which the parts and components of a device are set out; the actual mechanism. 2/ Set of means laid out according to a drawing. ...
- (Apparatus) A motor-driven fire truck or a collective group of such trucks.
- (Apparatus) A toy that simulates thought and is so complex that the person playing with it cannot comprehend it; its game consists of combinations of symbols contained in its program; while fully automated apparatuses have no need of human intervention, many apparatuses require humans as players ...
- (Apparatus) Any Fire Department vehicle or boat.
- (Apparatus) Fire engines, trucks, tankers, and combinations; can also refer to other equipment such as the SCBA.
- (Apparatus) In the EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) Directive, an "apparatus" is a finished product with an intrinsic function intended for the end user, and intended to be marketed in the European Union (EU) market as a single commercial unit. This term applies only to the EMC Directive.
- (Apparatus) North of England (Northumberland and Durham). The screening appliances upon the pit bank.
- (apparatus) An electrical or mechanical system of activities intended for an intended use.
- (apparatus) Notes that accompany a text, such as the Greek language New Testament or Hebrew language Old Testament, giving information about textual variants found in particular ancient manuscripts and versions.
- (apparatus) us: m. instruments, equipment, apparatus. This word was chosen to designate a computer.